CCPA season winding down; planning for next season under way

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

By Steve Moyer

Nevada Daily Mail

The "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" production next week ends the 2006-'07 season for the CCPA and they are planning a celebration after the last nights performance.

"Sunday night, after the performance, we are going to have an open house for the green room," CCPA president Kim Bessey said. "It's a great opportunity to thank the many contributors, especially the Labitska's who made the challenge to other donors that brought in so much for us."

Seven productions are scheduled for the upcoming season. The suggested roster of shows includes a salute to America, "A Star-Spangled Summer Salute to America"; a romantic comedy, "Beau Jest"; a sequel to "Greater Tuna" called, "A Tuna Christmas": an adaptation of a Rudyard Kipling story, "The Jungle Book"; an unamed celebration of the '70s and '80s; a comedy about returning home, "Catch a Falling Star" and a concert of Irving Berlin songs.

Bessey is excited about the upcoming season and about the fund-raiser the group is currently conducting. A raffle is a common event around here but the CCPA is offering a prize not often seen in Nevada-area fund-raising drawings -- a pair of season tickets to the Kansas City Chiefs on the 50-yard line. Included with the season pass is a parking pass so winners don't even have to worry about that expense. At $5 a ticket and 5 for $20 there are sure to be plenty of people hoping to get lucky.

"These are great tickets," Bessey said. "My husband and his family have been buying season tickets since 1966 and they have traded up and gotten better and better seats over the years. These are in the upper section, but they are right at the front on the 50-yard line. You just can't get better than that."

Tickets for the drawing may be obtained by calling Bessey and are available at Metz Banking Company.

Bessey said that the continued fund-raising was necessary because of the expense of maintaining a building.

"The building is something that has been needed for some time," Bessey said. "However, maintaining it and paying it off require more money than we can raise by selling tickets to the performances. We need the continued support of the public and we appreciate all that they've done for us over the years. We have tried to provide quality live entertainment using local talent, and that will always be our goal."

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